NBC orders Reba McEntire comedy ‘Happy’s Place’ to series

The series is expected to premiere this fall

NBC has ordered the Reba McEntire multi-camera comedy, Happy’s Place, to a series. The network announced the news today (Tues, May 7th), ahead of its Upfronts presentation next week where it’ll seek advertisers for its 2024-2025 season.

In the series, McEntire plays Bobbie who inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.

The series also stars McEntire’s boyfriend Rex Linn, Reba alum Melissa Peterman, Belissa Escobedo, Pablo Castelblanco, and Tokala Black Elk.

Former Reba executive producers Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis are returning in the same capacity alongside Julie Abbott and McEntire. The series was written by Kevin Abbott, the showrunner for Reba from 2002-2007 and her follow-up sitcom, Malibu Country, in 2012.

Happy’s Place is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and is expected to premiere this fall on NBC.

The show extends Reba’s partnership with NBCUniversal after making her coaching debut on NBC’s The Voice during season 24. She returned this spring for season 25 with John Legend, Chance the Rapper, and Dan + Shay, premiering her new single “I Can’t” during tonight’s live results show.

The single was produced by Dave Cobb and is available at digital outlets.

She will perform the song as she returns to host the 59th ACM Awards on May 16th for the 17th time, the most of any host. The show streams live on Prime Video to more than 240 countries with no subscription required.

Buddy Iahn
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